How Many People Are Named Amaryllis?
An estimated 1,470 people in the United States have the first name Amaryllis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Amaryllis peaked in popularity in 2023 with 73 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Amaryllis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Amaryllis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,470
About 1 in 233,166 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2023
73 births
Total Registered
1,779
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Amaryllis
Amaryllis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,779 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Amaryllis as a female name
Ranked #2,689 in 2024
64 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (73 births)
Amaryllis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Amaryllis span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 503 babies were registered. While Amaryllis is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Amaryllis by Decade
How has Amaryllis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Amaryllis by State
Birth registrations for Amaryllis span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, New Jersey. On average, about 33 Amarylliss were registered per state.
Amaryllis + Last Name Combinations
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Amaryllis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amaryllis?
We estimate approximately 1,470 people named Amaryllis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 233,166 Americans share this first name.
Is Amaryllis a common name?
Amaryllis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,779 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Amaryllis most popular?
Amaryllis reached peak popularity in 2023, when 73 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Amaryllis is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Amaryllis a female name?
Amaryllis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Amaryllis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Amaryllis Smith, Amaryllis Johnson, Amaryllis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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